I got a kick out of writing with Boonstra and hit songwriter Wynn Varble back when none of us had a pot to piss in.
HfTTB is a quirky little number that never got the chance to see the light of day. Don’t guess Cliff liked it (inside joke).
HOORAY FOR TRUE TRUE BELIEVERS
(Doak Snead BMI/ Jerry Boonstra /Wynn Varble © 1995)
There’s somethin’ ‘bout a boat
Bigger than a house in your own back yard
That makes people start to talk
And wonder how sane you really are
There’s somethin’ ‘bout a flood
That makes those people wanna change their tune
But Noah in the ark knew there was no more room
Chorus: Hooray for True True Believers
Freeborn souls and wishful thinkers
With a little bit of faith
Those who listen to a still small voice
Or thunder from a clear blue sky
Goin’ with the feelin’
When they know they’re right
There’s somethin’ ‘bout the world
And the notion that the whole darn thing is flat
When you’re livin’ on the edge
With nothin’ but the stars and a homemade map
There’s somethin’ ‘bout doubt
That kinda takes the wind out of your sails
But Columbus kept his cool
He knew he could not fail
Repeat chorus
Bridge: Hope comes from out of the blue The rest comes from deep inside of you
There’s somethin’ ‘bout a dream
When the wheels of change move way too slow
And the color of your skin is with you
Every where you go
There’s somethin’ ‘bout a cause
Someone standing up for the rest of us
That made little Rosa Parks
Climb aboard that bus